GHSA-rv6m-chvv-wmxg CVE-2016-6618
phpMyAdmin Denial of service (DOS) attack in transformation feature
- Severity
- 6.5 / 10
- Medium · CVSS 3.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.85%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 79.14% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
4.6.4- Upgrade phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin to this version or later
Description
An issue was discovered in phpMyAdmin. The transformation feature allows a user to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against the server. All 4.6.x versions (prior to 4.6.4), 4.4.x versions (prior to 4.4.15.8), and 4.0.x versions (prior to 4.0.10.17) are affected.
Affected versions
Packagist
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.6, < 4.6.4 |
4.6.4 |
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.4, < 4.4.15.8 |
4.4.15.8 |
| phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin | >= 4.0, < 4.0.10.17 |
4.0.10.17 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin Packagist → 4.6.4
- composer
composer require phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^4.6.4
Severity breakdown
CVSS 3.0 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-222v-cx2c-q2f5 phpMyAdmin XSS when checking tables | Medium | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-6hr3-44gx-g6wh Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in drag-and-drop upload of phpMyAdmin | Medium | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-prcg-mc23-hgjh phpmyadmin contains SQL Injection vulnerability | Critical | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-4c9q-64gq-xhx4 phpMyAdmin Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | Medium | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-7ff4-cv53-4cjq phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability | Critical | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-6349-53vr-7hcr phpMyAdmin Cross-site Scripting (XSS) | Medium | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-h65r-8fp8-w7cx phpMyAdmin SQL Injection | High | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
| GHSA-fcww-8wvc-38q9 phpMyAdmin SQL injection vulnerability | Medium | Also affects phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin |
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